Phils flu bug subsiding; Lidge was among the afflicted
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Phils flu bug subsiding; Lidge was among the afflicted
Andy Martino
The flu-like illness that afflicted several Phillies over the past few days appears to be subsiding, and the team was fortunate that Friday was a scheduled day off. That allowed closer Brad Lidge and pinch-hitter Greg Dobbs to recover in time for Game 3.
General manger Ruben Amaro Jr. said Friday that “maybe one or two players” in addition to Dobbs were ill and undergoing tests, and that he did not know how Dobbs was progressing. Both Lidge and Dobbs said today that were feeling better and were available to play without restrictions.
“(Friday) was a good day for me to stay away,” Lidge said. On Friday, he spent time in the trainers room, but was otherwise absent from the team’s workout and media availability.
Asked if Lidge was feeling better today and was available without restrictions, pitching coach Rich Dubee said: “He’s fine. It’s the World Series, isn’t it?”
Dobbs said he could play the field if needed, though manager Charlie Manuel expressed reluctance to use Dobbs as anything other than a pinch-hitter.
Dobbs said that his temperature reached about 102 degrees, but has gone down. “They put me on antibiotics immediately, and that helped,” he said. “It was no fun at all.”
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This article makes no sense. Who diagnosed this "flu bug" and what the heck are "antibiotics" being given to help with the flu for? I don't doubt that something - viral or otherwise - is affecting these players, but the Inky has no business casually tossing around the "flu" word based on anything revealed within the article. Moreover, it is the height of irresponsibility to give people the impression that antibiotics will help with a fever from a virus!!!!! Just stop now. Think. Review. Have your article edited. Go back and get more facts if you need them.— leeleerob- I thought the same thing when I read antibiotics were being prescribed for the flu. Must be something like those special "vitamins" A-fraud took.— youpeoplehaveissues
- I thought the same thing when I read antibiotics were being prescribed for the flu. Must be something like those special "vitamins" A-fraud took.— youpeoplehaveissues
- Oh, come on, guys. The news is that Lidge was sick, not that Dobbs was prescribed antibiotics. My doctor has given me antibiotics when I have flu symptoms in case there's a bacterial infection causing the fever. The flu is so widespread now that doctors aren't even seeing patients and guessing over the phone. I can't believe I've been sucked into such a stupid debate. Let's play ball.— spinmeister
- Too many amatuer editors on these boards. leeleerob: You really didn't understand such a simple story? Let me summarize. The Phillies are having illness issues in the clubhouse. They are trying to overcome these issues. Why are you spewing such vitriol over such a simple story?— vafan
- LeeLeeRob, are you serious? Grow up.— JPK512
- There's no vitriol, just frustration with bad reporting. People taking antibiotics (and doctors prescribing them) for viruses like the flu are contributing to the failure of antibiotics to work when they should. Did you ever hear of antibiotic resistance and superbugs? So when the flesh eating bacteria get you, and your antibiotics don't work, just thank each other (and your overprescribing doctors) for overusing antibiotics. No responsible doc gives them "in case" in might be a bacterial infection unless you have some underlying dangerous condition. My point -- not that you really care --i s that if you report "news", it's supposed to be factually correct and checked for that. That's actual editing, not amateur editing. Go Phils! I hope all are in great health to beat the Yanks.— leeleerob
- I'm as bored as you all are during this rain delay, so I happened to scan the comments on this blog and discovered "leeleerob." Thanks,leelee, for a good laugh. Watch out for flesh-eating bacteria, they're already eating your brain.— CenterCityPhan
- Dobbs said the doctors gave him antibiotics. How is that factually incorrect? Bad reporting? I get what Andy said and I'm sure it happened just like he said it did. BTW - some people use the term "antibiotic" to mean all kinds of medicines. It's a generic term nowadays with some people. Do you need to know the type of antibiotic? My point is just to relax. You want a 1,000 word article with footnotes?— vafan
- someone needs to cure howard of the strikeout bug— zwarte piet
- Antibiotics will not help the flu and leeleerob is exactly right.— jillco
